yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
I run CM9 myself sometimes, but I don't believe in kanging off something that is already perfectly usable if that's what you want.

If people use VR, they tend to be here for the best experience possible. CM9 offers a great one, but it's not QUITE as good (there are breakages in the radio due to samsung's proprietary crap). This isn't an issue on a Samsung ROM.

VR usually is based on the manufacturer's ROM, once we work out where they have failed. It also needs to meet my stringent stability criteria... Which are top secret, but do involve me not getting angry with the ROM for a very long time (think a week or above). And I'm picky... If Samsung's base isn't up to it, I'll decide I'm not happy with it...

I had VR4 nearly ready, but it failed in the testing stage, as I just didn't like it... It wasn't high quality enough to release.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Karpfenhai:
Glad to see pulser you are still working on it, but what about an early adopter or alpha release program...?

I mean people are happy with cm9...so some bugs might be acceptable for us, even with your hard quality criteria...

Give is some water, we are dehydrated! :cool:

Thx for all your and entropy's efforts! Plus the team of course!

Tapatalked from my Samsung GT9100
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] JR-P20PRO:
Fair enough, easy to understand. You should still work on it though, you already made the best GB rom and now another challenge awaits :D Good luck in your future projects :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] thomsch:
Maybe you can try with LPX 4.0.4. It seems to be a good base :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
With all respect, 99% of people can't tell if a ROM is a good base... I tend to go by the assessment of someone like Entropy, who will decide if the Bluetooth stack is any good or if it's a heap of crap again :)

BTW, as demonstration I've not forgotten about this, I will post modified TeamViewer Quick Support files for this ROM today :) It came to my attention they need signed by the platform key... So I'll do that today :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
TeamViewer QuickSupport for Android

For anyone still using VR, give this a shot :) See if it works!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] happily1986:
Honestly i am very happy with VR3 with Launcherpro. It is a zippy combi, no doubt about it. From the horrors that i have heard about ICS 4.0.3., i wouldn't mind one single bit if we skip ICS and went right straight to a ROM using Jellybean as a base. Yea my phone is zippy now but i wouldn't mind Jellybean's Project Butter! :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] xenastro:
It works! lovely.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Da Iceman:
I have used VillainRom since my HTC Hero. and loved it. Then when it was finally available for the SGS2 I jumped in it right away.

Stuck with it and no other rom could match. Thanks for such a great ROM!

But when ICS came out I waited a while. And in the end I jumped the ICS bandwagon, and Now Im on JB.

I have to say though if you ever come out with a JB release I will 100% sure leave the ROM im using and come back to VillainROM.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Haha thanks :)

Well I guess that's why people return - it's because only the absolute best ever gets released... I erased my folder of vr4 attempts the other month actually, as I am not satisfied still...

I'm not going to promise there will be a VR4. That depends entirely upon Samsung pulling out their finger and getting a totally complete and perfect rom..... Sure we could trying fix it, but Samsung are paid to get it right, and I'm not planning on doing their work for them!

This brick bug is another example - I'd need for consider releasing with a third party custom kernel... Which is usually a no no for me... I'd normally only use one from ninpo, or stock... (nothing against any other kernels, and in fact I use one of them right now), but what is released must be rock-stable... And I've yet to find a modified kernel that can do quite that. .

But if sandy does bring proper jellybean, then I'll look into it... Failing that, I already work a bit with hacksung, so I may end up simply recommending that. If it reaches my quality criteria obviously!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] thomsch:
F***.... I was hopping to see a ICS release. But well, we have to wait

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Noonski:
Well Jellybean has been confirmed for somewhere in November.

It took a while but I got of Stock Samsung Roms and started going CM.

I couldn't use CM10 at first because it had some issues with Text To Speak over BT while using Endomondo.

But I'm now on my second day of CM10, the upgrade to buttery stuff is minimal. It's there, but my phone was already quite jiffy, you need to be keen to see the difference.

Only reason I like Stock just a little bit more is for the camera app, and that when I lock permissions I get less issues then on CM roms.

Also on CM9, sometimes when Llama switches from or to airplane mode the phone goes into the sleep of death, another reason I prefer stock.

Google Now also is a nuisance, I like to have my keyboard pop up when I start the search. (luckily you can disable Google Now's card/tracking functions).

So with a little luck we will be seeing JellyBean SGS2 leaks soon, and get to know if hopefully Samsung is taking this last chance to iron out their **** ups.

And Pulser, remember that little discussion about an update package containing security & privacy apps.

Turns out there was a market for that :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ammarr:
Whats the best way to flash this coming from ICS (specifically siyah 4.1.2 and aosp jb + aosp ics dualbooting, ld3 modem)?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Ryther:
+1

Wanna try it too! Never used GB on my i9100 :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
You guys wanna come back to Gingerbread after using ICS? :eek:

Tapped from a newly RENOVATED One X running on NCX kernel.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] chris2busy:
personally i never would do that..but admitidely ics is by far the most heavy version of android ever..even though it was advertised to have hw acceleration, i find ANY ics rom(cm,sammy based,aosp) way heavier and sluggish than gb..although the tradeoff is worth it..
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Yeah tbh I know a guy on stock who got punted onto ICS via OTA, and came to me asking what was wrong with his phone... Got him back to GB and he was happy :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] dreams1723:
Need theme

Hello i need themes for this rom..I tried links for many themes build for VR 3.0 like clear glass etc but none of them are working now.Pls provide me the link for theme if any one have.

thanks
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lvcio:
I hear that this is not possible on i9100, i explain...

When i had my Motorola Milestone, I Root it, buged recovery and such thing... Then 3 Wipes and install Rom .zip File, and then Gapps.

And then i Flash a .zip File that makes EVERY APP and Its Data install on ext2/3/4 MicroSD Partition:cool: without any popout, confirmation, messange, nothing. Just Everything you install and their app downloads, it where on the ext Partition:cool: #FckYeah

And the best part was, that when i want to change the rom, just 3 wipe everything and flash the .zip file of the new rom, the gapps and then the .zip of ext that i sayd, and just it was there all the apps working ready to launch on the first boot after:laugh:

Isnt a way to do this on the i9100:confused:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobdoblo:
So how do install this ROM coming from ics/jb?

Sick of phone using 450-700RAM!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
LOL, yeah I heard that happened to a few people. Some just don't like change, and/or can't be bothered to re-install everything. Like my step-dad...

Who's galaxy note is still running on LA4 lol

Good luck trying to find some...

Do a full wipe, data, cache, dalvik and format /system.

Then flash.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobdoblo:
Could it be used as 2nd ROM?

I don't think it can actually can it?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
No.

You can only Dual-Boot JB and ICS ROMs.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobdoblo:
Ok thanks, how much RAM does your phone use on average on GB?

What made me want GB was when i looked at my mates s2 on GB to compare cos i thought RAM useage was very high and mine used ~500 on ics and his was using ~180!!!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] naturist:
Why I am seeing this?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobdoblo:
Because he signed it himself!?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] naturist:
lol nice way to pretend that. I can also read that from the error, but this shouldn't be at first place. Just wanted to report this to him.

I am selling my S2 and before doing that, I wanted to try VR again so was trying to download and this error came.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Ah yeah the https links shouldn't show up... I've made it "normal". Https is just for internal use...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] chris2busy:
Hey pulser!Good morning!

Have you had any chance to disect the relatively new LPX firmware?

I just tried the stock one dualbooted with my cm9 and i can say i am impressed..maybe even tempted to keep it as main..

Is it a dev's hell too, that one?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Can't remember exactly, however I think it all depends on which ROM you are using.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobdoblo:
They were both stock when i compated them.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Ok.

Still, I'm pretty sure CM9 uses less RAM than any other ROM out there.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
I currently don't follow the "releases" any more, as they keep punting out more and more of the same ROM for different regions...

Once Samsung will number releases so it's clear what the ROM version is, versus the carrier crap, I'll maybe start looking again...

A rom should be named like "i9100-XWJB01-O2U" where XW defines the region (ie. UK), JB would be the core version (Jellybean here), 01 is the build iteration (higher is newer), and O2U is the "carrier" it's for... Why Samsung can't do this, I don't know...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] uppon2:
Lol tomorrow is 1 year since last update. Talk about slack ;);)

The more you sweat in training the less you bleed in battle
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
There is immense temptation to point out that as of tomorrow, the last update will actually be "today" :p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] californicated:
That means new update tomorrow? :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
No. But the thread title says "26/09" as the last update today :p

Until Samsung sorts out their utterly piss-poor mess of official ROMs, I have no intention of updating. Tell Samsung to learn how to make a ROM without the brick-bug in their kernel.

I don't see any reason I'll buy Samsung again, unless someone from Samsung wants to reach out and talk with me about why they cannot get some basic things right...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Mate, I think you should get yourself a HOX.

We could do with your expertise on our side lol :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Pfft you think I'd buy that?

Tegra... The silly little 5th core that burns power... The lack of removable battery... The lack of SD card... The fact you don't get "real" S-OFF, only some little child's version... When someone puts a phone with transflective screen, or something that allows me to have the screen on without watching battery drop in "real time", I'll start to consider a new handset...

I think my future lies on proper handsets that are designed for development... New nexii anyone?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] chris2busy:
IIRC within november they said they'd release the new nexii..lik1 made from each major manufacturer..i hope samsung's is not that piss poor one we saw on rumor pages...i want a nexus with a serious gpu ;p not 1 with a toy sgx540 to hardware accelerated render a 720p screen(cough nexus cough)....
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] californicated:
If Samsung did a perfect Job, why would we need you devs? It's you doing the magic :silly:

Brick-bug is no big deal as we have safe kernels like Dream kernel, which is pretty awsome btw
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
No... Brick bug is Samsung showing they have no understanding of what they are doing...

I want to see understanding from the OEM... That way I can trust them to actually have made the hardware correctly... Otherwise how do you know they've not seriously messed it up otherwise...

You do realise that the reason for brickbug is duff emmc controller firmware? The kernel fix is a workaround to stop a BUG in the hardware from causing the brick....

So that's why I care :) As it shows Samsung are no longer knowledgeable enough about their own products... Oh, and then I'll get onto their pathetic attempt at an RIL... We could be here for some time....
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] thomsch:
Maybe they surprise us with a wonderful jelly bean firmware and we can enjoy again villian rom. But, I don't have too much hopes.

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Floodland:
Samsung...

Omh, Pulser... Samsung is far from perfect, but... I came to Samsung from Motorola (M2)... I can say, that was the worst piece of marketing I ever saw. Samsung is the paradise if we compare... Galaxy S2 is a great piece of hardware and well, you are right about the mess they do regarding the versioning, but they actually RELEASE new ROM versions, the numbering mess is a insignificant detail :p...

Pick the latest ICS 4.04 ROM version (LPX/Y today) and work with it, they are pretty solid lately, and any third party kernel today got rid of the brick bug, no need to rush either. I think everyone would like a new version from you! Keep up!

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] naturist:
I really don't understand your point here. The brick bug kernel is problem for those who run custom roms. Plenty of users who doesn't even know xda or such issues with kernels are happily enjoying SGS2.

It's cause of custom roms, recovery and all that people wipe data and fall in brick bug story. What does Samsung has to do with it, if they are really interested in solving the brickbug issuez they would've updated the roms. You might not get the point? Do you?

Samsung doesn't care for users who rely on custom roms, nor does it care about the devs like you or codeworkx, why would they? They have to fit the right devices and to compete with the upcoming technology. If they start caring about the old devices, who would buy SGS3, Note2 etc.

It's coz of devs like you, the users like us rely on custom roms and kernels. But saying you watching Samsung move and all is like giving them more chances to force us(end users) to move to new devices.

Still, if you need to wait for a specific stable rom to reproduce VR, probably when you will decide about it. Most of us would've already moved to other devices. I seriously don't see your point here, though you are senior to me, but you can correct me if I'm wrong!

BTW: Good luck with the hunt of best rom or whatever!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
replied inline, thanks :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bobby21:
What a dumb comment this is. I for one will move on to nexus, because of samsungs htcs sonys behaviour.

You do realize that apple is selling the most smartphones by supporting their older devices right?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Yeah, they won't lose sales, as someone wanting a new phone isn't going to avoid a purchase because there's some geeks on a website with JB on the phone...

If anything it helps sales, as it makes me more likely to give my old phone to a relative who will like it, and then go on to buy a new one from the same company...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] FlaTEriC18041983:
Hi,

now that there is a JB-leak, may I ask if there will be a JB-Villain ROM?

thx a lot
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
It's a good question... I've got to admit that samsung have really improved here!

This current build isn't perfect though... But I've been working on a way to do away with custom ROMs - see my recent thread in the Note 2 area.

Most of these tweaks will work fine on the s2 as well! That means that the best way to get the optimum experience is rooted stock rom, with the xposed framework installed...

The benefit of the tweaks is that you can update your base rom without needing to redo the tweaks. So you don't need to wait on me to release a new rom - simply update to stock, root, install your tweak APKs, and there you go - instant custom ROM.

This gives the benefits of odexing too, as the raw files are never modified!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] -Grift-:
Still rocking v3 once in awhile ;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] svenk:
Just for the records: I9100 with VR 3.0 and Siyah Kernel v2.6.14 is according to Chaninfires App (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2050297) *not* vulnerable to the Samsung Root Exploit/Bug.

Yes, Pulser, still using it ;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
I'm sure he knows people still use the ROM. ;)

Otherwise he would have closed this thread down a long time ago. :p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] anshmiester78900:
Yes but will there be any new build . people still want to have a new version ;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] -Grift-:
Read up a bit :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] anshmiester78900:
Ohh lol I missed that post .
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Everyone always says that...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LXXIII:
Oops nvm
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Imran shehzad:
Villain Rom

File Does not found on both links. Can you please give proper working link.

Regards
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] -Grift-:
Try this one here if it dosnt work out then do a Google search for links/mirrors its quite easy to find.:good:

Edit: or this here
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kitu34:
You and others dislike Noobs coz you people do not have it in you to handle them,and i think your girlfriends or wives would be noobs too.Every damn thing of a noob is justified and every one of us do that and keep doing it for the rest of our lives,only the issues keep changing.Try to understand the mindset of others at that particular situation or circumstances and this would really help you in other relations or things of your life as well.Keep yourself in other's places instead of demising or discarding them.No respect for arrogant people remember this,rest it is your life your wish.

But i am sure if you are sent to NASA or asked to make or fly a rocket you will be genius there also from the first day.Thanks for nothing
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] doctor_droid:
Just 3 things..

There are guides which NOOBS can read and become NEW USERS..

Any noob can read ... and if one cant read and understand he is at wrong place...we do not spoon feed here neither have time to do so ..

Secondly .. u r at a wrong place my friend.. coz u understand pyschology much better than android :p ( no joke its true )

Thirdly.. there is a small margin between complaining and arrogance.

First half of ur post is complaint.. next half is pure arrogance. Politeness is free my friend specially when u r quoting an admin's post.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] heisenberg-001:
Link is not working

Running lolipop now, heard it somewhere that GB Roms are good for battery life:D.

Please provide the link:confused:.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Smantanasiceapa:
Will try this rom in near future. Hope not all download links will be broken after I decide to downgrade from kk to gb
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] MikiGry:
I dont want to make you said , but both links are broken :( . Looks like the website doesnt exist anymore :(
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] RamHa:
VillainROM 3.0 is alive!

what???? call him, lett him back soon as possibile!

---------- Post added at 09:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 PM ----------

ok, jus 4 U guys, Villain Rom 3.0:

http://www.veyka.co.uk/other/

hope Ull enjoy it well ;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] skaif:
Holy thread revival! This brings back memories!!! :D

Have a lot of love for the villain team, flashed their rom on my Hero all them years ago. They got me into this game. Turned me into a flashaholic. And then left :(

Still, will always love them for it :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Entropy512:
Most of the villain team have either retired from Android or are involved with Omni now. (pulser was one of our founders)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] k4njo:
I was searching for something battery friendly for my mum's old S2 and I remember this rom being awesome. I've had almost lost hope 'til I found your mirror. Thank you!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] stoney73:
Same here. Do you remember the crazy things Ninpo used to post?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] skaif:
Ah Ninpo was a madman, every release was like reading a fiction excerpt! Used to love it! :D

How times have changed...:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] razer_rulzs:
youtube

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but seems like this is the most active thread with experienced devs n members....

I have been having youtube stutter on every 2.3.4 firmware even on custom roms.... the stutter is subtle bt noticeable esp when you play videos side by side on an older firmware...

can someone help plz?

And also eagerly waiting for odexed 2.4.2

on 2.3 currently...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] BAWS:
nice!

only lost 4% battery This night. 8 hours of sleep.

VR 2.4.2

this is really Good!!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] knightnz:
The whole KG series is 2.3.4.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] VAMCAVALO:
hey guys,

I'm really sorry to ask such a thing but,

I had a HTC G1 sometime ago and every custom rom we had, was some differences.

I stepped up to GSII just now and I flashed VR 2.4.2 and I couldn't see any difference between stock (only BLN). I think the main idea is to look like stock but why I flashed it?

And other thing, I had CF-Root and now I flashed VR with ninphetamine. I have to flash something else? I'm not with KG6, should I flash it? What else?

Tks and sorry about the probably noob question
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] knightnz:
At the risk of being post-5'd, is the "usual stuff" referred to in the OP versus stock pretty much just still as per:

Do you guys use OptiPNG at all on the APKs? I found in the past when I was playing with the SenseROM on the Hero that it made some fairly significant differences to filesizes - probably much less of an issue on AOSP/TW as they're not as graphics heavy though.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Not found any benefit in running it
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
No need to flash other kernels.

The main thing here is that it is not enforced themed like some roms, and you can install the tweaks of your choosing from the vrtweaks app